ARLINGTON, Virginia — On a cloudy morning, just under 100 people are gathering at the base of the Marine Corps War Memorial to honor a fallen Marine — not with a moment of silence, but with sweat.
“We’re out here to honor the legacy of Travis Manion,” Carroll Harris, the Travis Manion Foundation DC Chapter leader, told the Washington Examiner. “He made the ultimate sacrifice on April 29, 2007, heroically saving the lives of his fellow Marines.”
This year, about 6,000 people across 38 states are happy to flex their strength in the same challenge: a 400-meter run, 29 back squats, repeated seven times. The reps are by design, to signify the day Travis Manion sacrificed his life in service of his country.
“The Manion WOD helps us do that,” Harris said. “It inspires us. It uplifts us. It connects us to each other, and it gives us sweat with a
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